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Fevre Dream
by Martin, George R.R
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- first
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York; (1982): Poseidon Pres. First Edition. Octavo. Inscribed and signed by the author, 350pp., The story of the voyage of the grand steamer Fevre Dream down the mIssissippi, and the horror that waits for her and her crew at the end of the river, will haunt a reader's dreams and nightmares for along time. Bound in black paper covered boards backed in red cloth, spine lettering silver. A lovely near fine copy in unclipped pictorial dust jacket showing only minute rubbing to corners and spine ends. Very nice.
Synopsis
Fevre Dream is a vampire novel written by George R. R. Martin and published in 1982. It is set on the antebellum Mississippi River beginning in 1857, and has been described by some as "Bram Stoker meets Mark Twain. " The book was first published in the US by Poseidon Press in 1982. It was notably reprinted by Orion Books in 2001 as volume 13 of their Fantasy Masterworks series, and was nominated for both the Locus and World Fantasy Awards in 1983.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019011
- Title
- Fevre Dream
- Author
- Martin, George R.R
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Poseidon Pres
- Place of Publication
- New York; (1982)
- Keywords
- Signed Inscribed Dust Jacket First Edition 1st
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
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- Fine
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- Rubbing
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- Octavo
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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